Actually some mics can be used to send real cw by using the up/down keys. However that would be tough sending it that way. I know a guy who once sent cw using a mc-43 kenwood mic by using the p.t.t. switch on the mic. He did it just fine,but I felt sorry for that mic!.................

There was a "paddle" version in QST some time back for use with an electronic keyer. Used some tubing, a tee, and a pair of switches, one activated by pressure and one activated by suction for dots and dashes.

Nope it aint Continuous Wave. It is just someone whistling into there mike modulating a 'phone' envelope.

It may be morse code but it aint CW

If you can whistle a single tone into a perfect SSB transmitter, it IS actually CW. You would get a single radio frequency output.

But practically speaking, I think it's just impossible to get a modulated-CW signal using an audio oscillator and SSB transmitter that's as clean as a direct-to-RF CW signal. Perhaps that's why we're not allowed to use MCW on the HF bands: shouldn't matter so much when signals are usually/always weak like on VHF and microwaves.

I'm glad to see we are finailly getting some serious discussion on this forum. Of course if you have a fast VOX you can just insert a bit of carrier and turn the transmit audio down and just dit ditty dit dit into the mike and have near perfect CW or maybe puta Pink Floyd CD on and see the other op could read that.The possibilities are endless!!!!

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